James K. Polk is the only president who was once the Speaker of the House before becoming President of the United States. A common misconception is that President Gerald Fordwas once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.
James K. Polk is the only president who was once the Speaker of the House before becoming President of the United States. A common misconception is that President Gerald Fordwas once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.
James K. Polk was the only president who was once the Speaker of the House before becoming President of the United States. A common misconception is that President Gerald Fordwas once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.
James K. Polk is the only president who was once the Speaker of the House before becoming President of the United States. A common misconception is that President Gerald Fordwas once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.
James K. Polk is the only president who was once the Speaker of the House before becoming President of the United States.
Gerald Ford was house minority leader and so would have been speaker if his party would have gained a majority.
Only one Speaker, James K. Polk (1795-1849), was later elected President. He was the 17th Speaker of the House (1835-1839) and the 11th President of the United States (1845-1849). A common misconception is that President Gerald Ford was once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.
James K. Polk is the only president who was once the Speaker of the House before becoming President of the United States. A common misconception is that President Gerald Fordwas once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.
President James Knox Polk was the 17th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (Dec. 7, 1835 - March 4, 1839) and 11th President of the United States (Mar. 4, 1845 - Mar 4, 1849.) A common misconception is that President Gerald Ford was once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.James Polk was at one time Speaker of the House before becoming vice president and then president.
If both the President and the Vice President are unable to serve, then the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives would become President.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.This is currently Nancy Pelosi.
The speaker of the house is very important. He/she becomes president of the US in the event the President and vice president become unable to hold their office.
If the House Speaker would become president due to the sudden deaths of both the president and vice president, he would nominate a new vice president who after confirmation by Congress would take his place if he died. If he were to die before a new vice-president was confirmed, the new Speaker of the House would take his place.
James Polk was the House Speaker before he was President.
speaker of house.
James Knox Polk is the only US President to have held that office.
James K. Polk was only House speaker who became US President. Polk was house speaker several years before he was elected President. (Gerald Ford was the minority leader of the House when he was appointed vice-president. He then became President when President Nixon resigned his office. )
No US President has gone on to become Speaker after their presidency. The closest thing to that was when former President Taft was made the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1921. The only Speaker of the House to become President was James K. Polk. President Gerald Ford, when nominated to become Vice President in 1973, was serving as the House Minority Leader. Lyndon Johnson, when elected Vice President, was the Senate Majority Leader.
James K. Polk is the only president who was once the Speaker of the House before becoming President of the United States. A common misconception is that President Gerald Fordwas once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.*In 1835, he beat out John Bell for the job of speaker of the house.*He was elected president in 1845-1849
To date, James K. Polk the United States 11th President is the only one to have served as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The speaker of the house is second in line to the president. It goes as follows: President, Vice President, Speaker of the House. It is the third highest office in the country. The speaker of the house has the floor when it comes to legislation.
The speaker of the house is second in line to the president. It goes as follows: President, Vice President, Speaker of the House. It is the third highest office in the country. The speaker of the house has the floor when it comes to legislation.
There has never been a Speaker of the House to be elevated to Vice President and then to President. However, if the President and Vice President was to die or resign, the Speaker of the House would be next in line.
President James Knox Polk was the 17th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (Dec. 7, 1835 - March 4, 1839) and 11th President of the United States (Mar. 4, 1845 - Mar 4, 1849.) A common misconception is that President Gerald Ford was once the Speaker of House. He was not and, instead, was once the House Minority Leader.James Polk was at one time Speaker of the House before becoming vice president and then president.
The Speaker of the House is elected by the House from among its membership. Oddly enough , the majority party always wins. The vice-president is also the President of the Senate. He can only vote in the case of a tie.